Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in a rural of Assiut governorate

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of DM AND IGT in a rural population in Upper Egypt and to determine the associated risk factors for DM in this population. Individuals aged >/20 years in two rural villages in the Southeast of Assiut City, Upper Egypt, during the period of 2002. The mean outcome measures included age standardized prevalence rate of DM and IGT in rural Upper Egypt, the prevalence of previously diagnosed, newly discovered diabetic cases and IGT and the predictive risk factors for diabetes in that area. The study concluded that the age standardized prevalence rate of DM and IGT is slightly higher than that reported in other rural agricultural areas. About one third of all diabetic cases were undiagnosed at the time of the study and consanguinity emerged as the most powerful predictor of diabetes risk in in the study area

Risk assessment of coronary heart disease for Assiut university staff

A purposive sample of 539 subjects from Assuit University Staff [AUS] was included in this study; of them, 506 were free from coronary heart disease [CHD]. The individuals were subjected to risk score assessment. A computer program was developed to calculate the individual absolute risk score for developing CHD in the next ten years, based on Framingham heart study and coronary heart disease risk prediction chart. The percentage of CHD in AUS was 14.7%. The significant CHD risk factors included age, current smoking among men, diabetes mellitus [DM] and low HDL cholesterol [HDL-C]. The mean risk score was statistically significantly higher in males than in females [14.3 +/- 11.5 vs. 5.9 +/- 3.7]. About two thirds of males were at moderate or high-risk levels to develop CHD, while 82.6% of females were at the low and mild risk levels